N. Koreans Go Down for Count : Asian Games: The boxing team is banned from remaining matches after melee involving officials and fans.

North Korea today was banned from the rest of the boxing matches at the Asian Games as its intense rivalry with the south continued to produce angry words, protests and a general scuffle.

The Federation of Asian Amateur Boxing took the action in an emergency meeting at a Beijing hotel early today. A protest over the judging of one bout resulted in a fight involving North Korean officials and boxing judges, witnesses said.

North Korean officials criticized the punishment and said they were considering withdrawing their boxing team from the Games. At the same time, the North Korean handball team forfeited a match after leaving the court in protest, and one North Korean gymnast refused to attend a medals ceremony to protest the judging.

North Korea boycotted the last Asian Games, in 1986, as well as the 1984 and ’88 Summer Olympics.

The Beijing Asian Games Organizing Committee said that although it had no part in the boxing federation’s decision, it would honor the ruling.

North Korea had entered all 12 weight divisions in the Asian Games. Six of its boxers advanced from first-round competition, which ended Thursday.

About 40 North Korean officials and fans stormed the ring after North Korean super-heavyweight Tong Su Yong lost to Iran’s Iraj Kiarostani in a first-round bout Thursday night.

The ensuing scuffle lasted about 10 minutes, and Chinese security officials had to escort the North Koreans away, they said. There were no injuries.

The boxing jury also rejected an official protest by North Korea over a first-round featherweight match Wednesday in which its boxer, Li Chil Gun, lost to South Korean Jin Myong Dol on points.

North Korea’s head coach, Li Mun, contended that there was a “conspiracy among judges and referees favoring South Korea.”

Meanwhile, the North Korean handball team was involved in a dispute in a match against China on Thursday night and was declared the loser with two minutes left to play.

A North Korean player, who had been sent off for a foul, apparently returned to the court too soon, bringing a protest by China.

The North Korean team then failed to resume play in time. The game wound up being recorded as a 34-15 victory for China.

In gymnastics, one North Korean did not show up to accept his medal, and another was late in an apparent show of his country’s discontent.